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The UCLA Department of Mathematics has a "Math Circle" for gifted young mathematicians and my wife and I thought our son might wish to be considered for the program. Part of the application is writing about any evidence of our son's propensity for such things, so I wrote about his cubing hobby...

Just started a new series of real college app essays by real cubers. Please contact me if you also wrote about the Rubik's Cube in your personal statements! Would love to include you in these blog posts! http://www.mu6cube.com/rubiks-cube-got-me-into-college-01/

Inspired by the postings here on reddit. Did anybody else write about the Rubik's Cube for their college application? I'm tempted to reach out to some contacts in the publishing world about a possible compilation of essays. I will probably reach out individually to some of those who already...

Hello! Does anyone have a picture they own of a 3x3x3 cube with some sort of "scary" photo on it? A mod or special edition? I want to write a blog post encouraging readers not to be scared of taking on the cube, and I thought that would be a good picture to accompany the article. Non-copyright...

This spring break, the kids and I finally got around to making a series of YouTube videos aimed at teaching young children how to solve the cube. I'm really proud of the fact that we use music and Lego to make some of the ideas clearer. I'd love you to tell me what you think, either here, or on...